xAI、Colossus 1データセンターをAnthropicに貸し出し
Anthropicが計算資源確保のためxAIのColossus 1データセンターをリース。SpaceXのIPO前にxAIが別企業として解散するとの報道もあり、xAIがインフラホスティングへ軸足を移しつつあることを示している。
anthropic acquired all compute capacity at xai's memphis datacenter, colossus 1, to accelerate its enterprise ai products. this move highlights a strategic divergence: while competitors like openai prioritize proprietary training, xai effectively concedes its hardware surplus to a rival because its own chatbot, grok, lacks enterprise adoption. reports indicate spacex plans to dissolve xai as a standalone entity ahead of an ipo, making this infrastructure lease a critical immediate revenue stream. the shift raises questions about xai's long-term viability as an ai model developer versus a pure-play infrastructure provider.